Princess Diana 'mortified' by one Christmas tradition during 'terrifying' family time

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When it comes to Royal Christmas celebrations, even the late Princess Diana wasn't a fan of the annual festive family gathering to mark the special Yuletide occasion.

Royal biographer Andrew Morton even revealed that the Princess "hated" spending Christmas at Sandringham each year and was particularly "mortified" by one longstanding Royal tradition.Morton, author of the bestseller Diana: Her True Story, explained that Diana's introduction to the quirky world of Royal Christmas traditions began during her first Christmas at Sandringham in 1981, five months after her high-profile wedding to then-Prince Charles.

By Christmas Day, Diana was already expecting her first child, Prince William, and despite battling severe morning sickness at the time, she still made an effort to buy thoughtful and expensive gifts for her new family members, as reported by Vanity Fair. READ MORE: Love Island star says ‘Christmas is cancelled’ after BBC pulls MasterChef special amid Gregg Wallace scandal READ MORE: Convicted baby killer nurse Lucy Letby quizzed over more deaths However, Diana was left utterly "mortified" when she discovered that this was not the usual practice for a Royal Christmas - the Royal family preferred to exchange tongue-in-cheek 'gag' presents instead!One memorable example of the tradition occurred when Princess Diana once received a toilet roll holder as a Christmas gift from her sister-in-law, Princess Anne, after gifting her a beautiful cashmere sweater"It was highly fraught," Diana confessed to Morton. "I know I gave, but I can't remember being a receiver.

Isn't that awful? I do all the presents, and Charles signs the cards. [It was] terrifying and so disappointing. No boisterous behaviour, lots of tension, silly